Intermountain Medical Center names Blair Kent as new administrator
The flagship campus of Intermountain Healthcare will now be led by Blair Kent, MPA, the hospital system announced on May 17.
Kent’s move to the 504-bed Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah comes after more than 25 years of experience within the health system. Holding titles such as business manager and regional operations officer, he moved into his first administration role at Intermountain’s then-newly built Riverton Hospital in 2008. He added the roles of CEO and administrator at the system’s Alta View Hospital in Sandy, Utah, in 2016.
“Blair is a very effective leader and is well prepared for this position,” said Joe Mott, MBA, associate chief operating officer of specialty-based Care at Intermountain Healthcare and Kent’s predecessor as administrator. “He’s forward thinking and is enthusiastic about Intermountain Medical Center’s vision to be one the premier hospitals in the nation and model referral center for hospitals and patients throughout the Intermountain West.”
Kent isn’t a stranger to the flagship hospital—the largest medical campus in Utah—as he helped in its planning and opening in 2007 in his role as an operations officer.
“I loved the hospital and its people when I served there previously, and I’m excited to work with our hospital team to support Intermountain’s efforts to deliver the best possible care as efficiently as possible and to enhance not just the healthcare, but the health and the lives of our employees, physicians, and all the patients and families that we serve,” Kent said.
Kent holds a master’s degree in public administration from Brigham Young University and a bachelor’s in health services administration from Weber State University.
Intermountain Medical Center was recognized as the second-best hospital in Utah by U.S. News and World Report in 2017, as well as being ranked No. 48 nationally in pulmonology and named as a high-performing hospital in nephrology, urology, cancer and diabetes care.
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